different between yen vs yer

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j?n/
• Rhymes: -?n

Etymology 1

From Medhurst and Hepburn’s romanizations, under the influence of earlier Portuguese romanizations, of Japanese ? (“round; a round object”) as ye or yen, now ? (en), from Chinese ?? (yínyuán, “round silver object(s), especially a piece of eight”): ? (“silver”) + ? (“circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar”). Cognate with Chinese ? (yuán, “monetary unit, especially RMB”) and Korean ? (won, “North or South Korean won”). Doublet of won and yuan.

Noun

yen (plural yen)

1. The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.
2. A coin or note worth one yen.

Synonyms

• JPY

Translations

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain, but probably from Cantonese ? (jan⁵, “craving”) originally in reference to opium addiction, ?? or ?? (jin¹-jan⁵): ?, ? (jin¹, “smoke, specifically opium”). Compare the later yen (“opium”) and yen-yen.

Noun

yen (plural yens)

2. A strong desire, urge, or yearning.

   Synonyms: craving, desire, hankering, jones, longing, urge, yearning

   • 1934, Lew Levenson, chapter XX, in Butterfly Man, New York, N.Y.: Castle Books, ?OCLC; republished New York, N.Y.: Castle Books, [1960?], ?OCLC, page 208:

     She repeated the words: "You for me and me for you," then hummed: "Two for tea and tea for two …" Her voice trailed off … "All I got is a yen for Diana and my sweet little cute little Zigzag."

Translations

Verb

yen (third-person singular simple present yens, present participle yenning, simple past and past participle yenned)

1. (transitive) To have a strong desire for.

Translations

Etymology 3

From Chinese ?, ? (y?n), or Cantonese ?, ? (jin¹, “smoke, specifically opium”). Compare the earlier yen (“strong desire”) and later yen-yen.

Noun

yen (uncountable)

1. (slang) Opium.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:opium

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• Japanese yen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• -yne, NYE, Ney, Nye, eny, ney, nye

Bambara

Adverb

yen

1. there

See also

• yan

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ? (en, “yen, circle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j?n/
• Hyphenation: yen
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

yen m (plural yens)

1. yen, Japanese monetary unit and coin.

French

Etymology

From Japanese.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /j?n/
• Homophone: hyène (hyène can have aspirate or mute h, whereas yen is always "aspirate")

Noun

yen m (plural yens)

1. yen (currency)

Further reading

• “yen” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Ido

Etymology 1

From Esperanto jen, from German jener.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jen/

Interjection

yen

1. look here, behold, lo

Conjunction

yen

1. here is, there is

Synonyms

• yen hike
• yen ibe

Preposition

yen

1. here is

Synonyms

• yen ke

Derived terms

• yena
• yene

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese ?.

Noun

yen (plural yen)

1. yen (Japanese currency)

Indonesian

Etymology

From the influence of earlier Portuguese romanizations, of Japanese ? (“round; a round object”) as ye or yen, now ? (en), from Chinese ?? (yínyuán, “round silver object(s), especially a piece of eight”): ? (“silver”) + ? (“circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar”). Cognate with Chinese ? (yuán, “monetary unit, especially RMB”) and Korean ? (won, “North or South Korean won”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j?n/, /jen/
• Hyphenation: yèn

Noun

yen (first-person possessive yenku, second-person possessive yenmu, third-person possessive yennya)

1. yen, the unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.

References

Further reading

• “yen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Koko-Bera

Pronoun

yen (accusative yintéw, dative yintéw)

1. you; second person singular pronoun, nominative case

References

• 2008, Paul Black, Pronominal Accretions in Pama-Nyungan, in Morphology and Language History ?ISBN, edited by Claire Bowern, Bethwyn Evans, Luisa Miceli)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

yen m (definite singular yenen, indefinite plural yen, definite plural yenane)

1. (numismatics) yen

References

• “yen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish lleno.

Adjective

yen

1. full

Spanish

Etymology

From Japanese ? (en).

Pronunciation

Noun

yen m (plural yenes)

1. yen

Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ye? (“sleeve”).

Noun

yen (definite accusative yeni, plural yenler)

1. sleeve

Verb

yen

1. second-person singular imperative of yenmek

Volapük

Etymology

From Japanese ? (en)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jen]

Noun

yen (nominative plural yens)

1. yen

Declension

Zhuang

Etymology

From Mandarin ??? (xiàn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /je?n??/
• Tone numbers: yen⁵
• Hyphenation: yen

Noun

yen (old orthography yen)

1. county

English

Etymology 1

Most likely from the intrusive R, between "yeah" (/j??/) and a non-high vowel (/?/, /??/, /??/, /??/). For example, "Yeah-r-I know" (/j?? ?? n??/)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j?(?)/

Pronoun

yer

1. (Britain, slang or dialectal, uncommon) Pronunciation spelling of you.

Derived terms

• yerself, yerselves

Adverb

yer

1. (Britain, slang or dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of yeah, yes.

Contraction

yer

1. (Britain, slang or dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of you're, you are.
   • 1991, Kathleen Dayus, Where There's Life, London: Virago Press Ltd

     Yer a lotta nosey parkers.

   • 1997, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, iv:

     ‘Ah, go boil yer heads, both of yeh,’ said Hagrid. ‘Harry – yer a wizard.’

Determiner

yer

1. (Britain or Southern US, slang or dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of your.
   • 1991, Thomas Hayden, The Killing Frost, London: Random Century Group

     'Make yer way down to the station,' he said.

   • 1997, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, iv:

     ‘Las’ time I saw you, you was only a baby,’ said the giant. ‘Yeh look a lot like yer dad, but yeh’ve got yer mum’s eyes.’

See also

• ya
• jer

Etymology 2

Russian ?? (jer).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /j??/, /j?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /j??/

Noun

yer (plural yers)

1. Either of the letters ? and ? in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.

Anagrams

• -ery, Rey, Rye, e'ry, eyr, rye, yre

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *y?r. Cognate with Old Turkic ????????? (yer), ????????????? (yir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jer?]

Noun

yer (definite accusative yeri, plural yerl?r)

1. the earth

2. ground

3. place, location

4. space

Declension

Derived terms

• yerli (“local”)
  • yerli hal (“locative”)
  • yerlibazl?q (“unjustly favoring of one's fellow countrypeople”)
• yersiz (“out of place”)

References

Blagar

Noun

yer

1. water

References

• Paideuma, volume 52 (2006), page 152

Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?je??/

Noun

yer f pl

1. Plural form of yar.

Cornish

Noun

yer f pl

1. plural of yar (“chicken, hen”)

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *y?r. Cognate with Old Turkic ????????? (yer), ????????????? (yir) and Azebaijani yer.

Noun

yer

1. earth.
2. place, location.

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French hier.

Adverb

yer

1. yesterday

Derived terms

• avantyer

Meroitic

Romanization

yer

1. Romanization of ?????????????

Scots

Pronoun

yer

1. your

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /je?/

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish ???, from Proto-Turkic *y?r. Compare Old Turkic ????????? (yer), ????????????? (yir).

Noun

yer (definite accusative yeri, plural yerler)

1. place, location

2. the ground, the earth

Declension

Derived terms

• yer f?st???

See also

• yer yer

Etymology 2

Verb

yer

1. third-person singular present simple indicative positive degree of yemek

Uzbek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *y?r (“earth”).

Noun

yer

1. earth
2. soil, ground